Blog posting by Tom
With Fantasy Fest over and the wind keeping the boats in port I found myself with even more time on my hands and looking for something to do. With Halloween coming we figured something must be going on (as it always seems to be). Myrla was reading the paper when she saw an article about a group setting up a haunted house at an old military fort so she did some research (as only she can do) and found out they were looking for volunteers to help with construction and actors. After a few emails and phone calls I was at the fort helping with construction, mostly painting and organizing. It was interesting as to how the haunting scenes were put together since we were unable to attach anything directly to the fort due to it being historic.
As with most things here in Key West things don't happen as we expect due to 'island time'. A lot of people here work late into the night and even into the next morning so they are not in any hurry to get moving in the morning or even by noon. The first day I went to help I was told to be there about 11:30 am, I finally met someone there around 3:30 to find out what they needed done. Our schedules are very different because I am ready to work early and be finished by the time they just want to get started so I would find out what they wanted done the next day then I would not have to wait until 4:00 to get started. Even with all the volunteers and different schedules the work all got done in time for the first show on Sunday night.
On Monday night we went through the fort with a group of friends. It was fun and scary. All of the scenes that are portrayed are from actual fort history of how people died since there was a total of over 400 people who died there.
We all know that once you volunteer for one thing they get you into everything and this was no different. They talked me into working inside the fort as one of the actors after the construction tasks were finished. This is not something I am comfortable with doing but I did it for one night and it was fun scaring people but have 'retired' from the night time scary stuff.
At the fort they also show old horror movies on a large screen out in the courtyard area where people can watch before and after the haunted fort. As usual this whole thing is to raise money for the restoration of the fort.
In case you are interested in the fort here are a couple of sites with the history.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lotAZTC-Nts
http://www.forttaylor.org/
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Fantasy Fest Survived!
We have survived! Though I have to tell you that by Thursday night I wasn't sure I was going to make it. Working and staying out each night is for the YOUNG!!! None the less we did make it, had an excellent time and am really glad we didn't miss all the things we were able to get to. So let me recap the week......
Friday and Saturday night were Goombay which I have already shared with you.
Then came Sunday and we went to the Hot Wench & Wicked Pirate Tea Dance at the Mel Fisher Museum. Yes I know that the tea dance part sounds a little strange but that seems to be what an afternoon of drinking and dancing is called here. It was our first introduction to the costumes that we would see worn through out the week. There are many people who come down for the entire week and bring a different costume for each day. The theme for this years Fantasy Fest was Pirates, Pundants and Political Party Animals. To say the least there was a lot of pirates, Obama's, McCain's and Palin's running around. We then met friends are Schooners and ending the night early (actually home by 8 pm) after being out late Fri & Sat.
Monday we decided we needed a night off after being out the previous 3 night and had 6 more nights to go.
Tues it began!!!
We started with dinner at Finnegan's Wake which had a Green Party. Everyone was to dress in green which many did (Tom included). We stayed there for a few hours, eating, drinking and making friends. A couple sitting next to us were down for a few days and didn't even know it was FF. What a surprise for them!
Then we headed down to Capt Tony's Saloon for the Plaid Party. There is where everyone is to wear plaid and we had heard it has become 'the place' to start the party week. Boy was that true! I don't think we even made it all the way to Capt Tony's since when we got to the street where the saloon is and it was already closed to traffic and the street was packed. It just so happens that our Iguana Cafe is across from Tony's so we found a place to adjust to all that we were witnessing. Now people had tried to explain to us what the week was all about but until you see it I am not sure you can believe it. It is a week where people leave their everyday lives to live a fantasy. That fantasy has many themes through the week that includes wearing little if no clothes at all. Yup you hear me right.... LOTS of naked & half naked people, all shapes, sizes, ages and everything you probably cannot imagine (but trust me I say 'ALL' and yes I mean 'ALL'). I probably spent the first 30 minutes out in the middle of the street just staring with my mouth open before Tom made me move and to get a grip. He seemed to take in all in stride and adopted the Ron White saying of ' If you see 1 naked boobie you want to see them all'. We were just amazed at the amount of people who wanted to walk around in various stages of nakedness. After a bit of this we headed down Duval (the main party street) while the people were still coming into the street to party and parade around in their costumes. We ran into Josh and Danielle who were having dinner and wanted to check out Capt Tony's so we once again headed down into the craziness but this time there were so many more people that they had closed off sections of Duval. Any this was only Tuesday night. We spent a number of hours people watching and manage to get home around midnight which we had chosen as the cut off time to be able to make it out so many night this week. I have to say that by the end of the evening had had grown accustom to the costumes and was developing a new appreciation for body painting. I have included a couple pic of lady who were painted and were my favorites of Tues night. Yes the pink top is all paint!
Then Wednesday was to be another night out to the parties... but Mother Nature had a different idea! We are still technically in the rainy, hurricane season but usually by FF things are pretty quiet. Not so for this week! It was the rainiest week on record and Wednesday was a record breaking day. The last time I checked out weather gauge (a thank you to the HACI group for the great gift) and it was over 5 inches that one day. We had been having rain everyday the past couple of weeks but it came in squalls and moved on (as we are used to) so it wasn't stopping us until Wed. It rained ALL DAY!!! When we started out to meet Jan, Ray and the gang it was still raining. There was the Walk the Plank Party at Schooners that we wanted to get to along with a couple of other parties down on Duval. Even though we had a umbrella we were soaked by the time we made it to Jan & Ray's house and it didn't appear to be letting up anytime soon. Since we weren't going to let the rain get in the way of a good time we all stayed there, drank, ordered dinner to be delivered and practiced our Zombie Pirate dance for Friday. Now you would think that we would cut it off early but once again it was midnight before we made our way home.
Thursday the rain had let up and there were more parties to get to and to participate in the Guinness Book of World Record for the tattoo. So once again we met up with friends and headed down to Key West Ink to check in for our tattoos. Now that turned into being a Cluster! We didn't get the tattoos. We had a 7 pm appointment and they were so far behind to tattooing that it was going to be HOURS before they would get to us. The worst part
was that they wanted us to stand in line and wait. The appointment meant nothing. As of 8 pm there had been only 70 people tattooed (since 2 pm) with 80 more staged to go. We figured they would never get to us and decided a Duval Crawl was more fun so off we went.The party of the night was the Toga Party at Sloppy Joe's which brought out some of the most amazing togas I have seen. Of course there was the crazy pirate costumes and the body painting everywhere. We had a great time just walking, drinking and people watching. The picture to the right is the group of us out Thurs night.
Friday was the highlight of the week with the peoples parade which is officially called the Masquerade March. It is the where anyone can can join in the parade (it's all just people dressed up in their own costumes) that starts at the cemetery and moves 2 two different directions until it meets on Duval. It starts at 5 pm and was one of the craziest, fun things we have done. We were the Zombie Pirates, Ray had built a coffin that was a ice chest to carry the rum & beer, and had even
come up with a short dance to do on the parade route to Micheal Jackson's' Thriller. So 30 of us gathered (once again at Jan & Ray's so it a good thing they only live 2 blocks from us) early to dress, do the 'dead' makeup thing and get ready to march. The picture at the top of the blog is the group photo taken before we hit the parade trail and th picture to the left is Tom and I before the parade. It is amazing what white makeup and baby powder (in large quantities) can do.
Then as things go.... we had a major mishap. The cart carrying the coffin and the music set up went through a puddle that was deeper than it appeared. The music set up burned up! We had no music to do our dance but continued on the route anyway. We did get lucky that on a potty stop at a friends house they had speakers that went out to the street. We put in the music and got to do the dance a couple of times out in front of their house. We heard that someone had videotaped it so if I get that I will let you know. It was a blast to do! The parade took us 3 hours and we never made it to Duval. We dropped off the coffin and headed out to party... in costume and all late into the night. There are many more pictures that were taken but I haven't had a chance to gather them all. Here is a link to a local photographer that took pictures of us during the parade. this link starts on photo 132 and ends on 141 for us. There are many pictures of the others in the parade so check those out too. They are quite a hoot. I take no responsibility for what you may see.
http://www.printroom.com/ViewGalleryPhoto.asp?userid=bigdfatboy33&gallery_id=1324113&image_id=132
come up with a short dance to do on the parade route to Micheal Jackson's' Thriller. So 30 of us gathered (once again at Jan & Ray's so it a good thing they only live 2 blocks from us) early to dress, do the 'dead' makeup thing and get ready to march. The picture at the top of the blog is the group photo taken before we hit the parade trail and th picture to the left is Tom and I before the parade. It is amazing what white makeup and baby powder (in large quantities) can do.Then as things go.... we had a major mishap. The cart carrying the coffin and the music set up went through a puddle that was deeper than it appeared. The music set up burned up! We had no music to do our dance but continued on the route anyway. We did get lucky that on a potty stop at a friends house they had speakers that went out to the street. We put in the music and got to do the dance a couple of times out in front of their house. We heard that someone had videotaped it so if I get that I will let you know. It was a blast to do! The parade took us 3 hours and we never made it to Duval. We dropped off the coffin and headed out to party... in costume and all late into the night. There are many more pictures that were taken but I haven't had a chance to gather them all. Here is a link to a local photographer that took pictures of us during the parade. this link starts on photo 132 and ends on 141 for us. There are many pictures of the others in the parade so check those out too. They are quite a hoot. I take no responsibility for what you may see.
Then Saturday brought us to the final day of the Fest. There was a street fair and local music stages set up on Duval for the afternoon and then the grand parade was to start at 7 pm with over 60 floats entered. We slept late then started out for the street fair at 2 pm. Of course met up with friends, had a few drinks and found the first decent Mexican food we have found here and it happened to be at a street vendor upstate Florida. The burritos made me homesick so through out the day we had 2!
To watch the parade we headed to Josh and Danielle's. They are the young kids in the picture from Thursday night. They have an apartment that overlooks Duval with a balcony so it was the perfect place to watch the
parade. Josh is the grandson of Mel Fisher and also a treasure diver on the Dare so we a bunch of the divers with us on the balcony. The picture to the left is of diver Bill who was dressed in costume the last 3 nights that he was out with us. For Saturday he got body painted.It was an amazing parade with float after float and most of them with live bands. The picture to the right is one that I took of the Junkanoos (yes I have a thing for them) and the great thing is the beads that are flying mid air. There was A LOT of beads being thrown from the floats to the crowd. At one point we had to so many beads we were throwing them back to the floats.
After the parade ..... well you already know the drill.... it was out to the street to check out the crowd. Now you would have thought that we would have been done after a week of this but ohhhh noooo! The streets were crazy and by midnight things were getting weirder than they had all week. A bunch of us decided it would be better to finish the night somewhere else so we headed to our house for some Wii bowling, cheese steaks (a local place, Mr Z's has the best ones ever) and the last drink of the night. Well those of you who have done late night Wii know that it is never just one game... Finally at 3 am we were done and our friends headed home!!!
Now it is Sunday and we have done NOTHING!!!! It has really taken us a whole day to recover and I am not so sure it won't take a couple more!
So ends another week of Adventures.... many that I can't believe I saw but an adventure none the less. There were many events we didn't get to and are already planning those for next year. The theme is Villains, Vixens and Vampires so the planning for the peoples parade will also begin at the next Schooners happy hour on Friday.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Goombay, Fantasy Fest and Tattoos
I know you won't be shocked to hear that it is party time again on the island. Yes I do believe that drinking is the national past time here! So this week or shall I say the next 10 days brings an estimated 50,000 people to Key West for Fantasy Fest, the BIGGEST party of the year!
It started last night with Goombay. Now I am figuring you haven't heard about Goombay and we certainly hadn't but it is a KW African-American Heritage Festival that originated from the Bahamians who came and settled here many, many, many years ago. It is a 2 day street fair that takes place in Bahama Village, a local area in KW, and is set up to have food, drink, music and shopping. We were there last night eating and drinking our way from the beginning to the end where the stage was with a band playing great music. I have to say I had a bit to much of the Goombay Smash (some kind of rum punch) but we are going back again tonight since the Junkanoos will be there. I hate to miss that! Here is the website in case you want to know more.
http://www.goombay-keywest.org/
Also starting last night is Fantasy Fest. This is KW version of Mardi Gras with a pirate theme twist. This is THE festival of the year or so we have heard. In the previous years of coming to KW we never came in Oct so this is our first FF (yes there are still a few things in which we are virgins).
The events started on Fri night with the crowning of the FF king and queen and ramp up with more events each day till it is done on Sun Oct 26. There are SO MANY events each night that we can't even decide on which ones to attend when it gets to Tues - Sat. Here is the web site with the list of events for you to check out if you would like.
http://www.fantasyfest.net/schedule.cfm
If you want to check out the happenings live you can use the KW web cams.
http://webcam.keywest.com
There is ONE thing we have decided to attend or in this case participate in and that is the FAIRVILLA MEGASTORE MASQUERADE MARCH that takes place Fri night. Locally it is called the peoples parade since it is for anyone who wants to dress up and be in the parade. It is a HUGH deal for the locals and with our Mel Fisher group. There about 25 of us who will all be in the parade together and our theme is Zombie Pirates! So we are dressing up as dead pirates, are creating a coffin to carry the beer & rum drinks, will have a boom box with music and have created a dance to do in the parade that is to the music of Micheal Jackson's Thriller. WHAT A HOOT!!!!
The other event that is happening, not a usual FF event, but something that is taking place during this time. A local tattoo shop, Key West Ink, has decided to take on the Guinness Book of World Records for the most tattoos done in 24 hours record. The event starts at noon on Thurs and goes till noon on Fri. Now you know that Tom and I can't resist getting involved in this one. We both have wanted to get a second tattoo (yes it's true that once you get one you want another) and this will be a great way to be involved in setting the record. We have an appointment at 7 pm Thurs night to have ours done. We have a choice of a couple of designs that include a conchshell, dive flag or KW. These will all be small ones since it has to be done in a few minutes so that makes it a great one to have done. We haven't decide on which ones to do or where to put them. That will be left for Thurs night. Here is the website if you want to check it out. http://www.keywestink.com
So once the week is done and we have finally recovered ( yes it takes longer than it used to as we get older) I will report back on what all went on and will include pictures.
What an adventure this week will be!!!
It started last night with Goombay. Now I am figuring you haven't heard about Goombay and we certainly hadn't but it is a KW African-American Heritage Festival that originated from the Bahamians who came and settled here many, many, many years ago. It is a 2 day street fair that takes place in Bahama Village, a local area in KW, and is set up to have food, drink, music and shopping. We were there last night eating and drinking our way from the beginning to the end where the stage was with a band playing great music. I have to say I had a bit to much of the Goombay Smash (some kind of rum punch) but we are going back again tonight since the Junkanoos will be there. I hate to miss that! Here is the website in case you want to know more.
http://www.goombay-keywest.org/
Also starting last night is Fantasy Fest. This is KW version of Mardi Gras with a pirate theme twist. This is THE festival of the year or so we have heard. In the previous years of coming to KW we never came in Oct so this is our first FF (yes there are still a few things in which we are virgins).
The events started on Fri night with the crowning of the FF king and queen and ramp up with more events each day till it is done on Sun Oct 26. There are SO MANY events each night that we can't even decide on which ones to attend when it gets to Tues - Sat. Here is the web site with the list of events for you to check out if you would like.
http://www.fantasyfest.net/schedule.cfm
If you want to check out the happenings live you can use the KW web cams.
http://webcam.keywest.com
There is ONE thing we have decided to attend or in this case participate in and that is the FAIRVILLA MEGASTORE MASQUERADE MARCH that takes place Fri night. Locally it is called the peoples parade since it is for anyone who wants to dress up and be in the parade. It is a HUGH deal for the locals and with our Mel Fisher group. There about 25 of us who will all be in the parade together and our theme is Zombie Pirates! So we are dressing up as dead pirates, are creating a coffin to carry the beer & rum drinks, will have a boom box with music and have created a dance to do in the parade that is to the music of Micheal Jackson's Thriller. WHAT A HOOT!!!!
The other event that is happening, not a usual FF event, but something that is taking place during this time. A local tattoo shop, Key West Ink, has decided to take on the Guinness Book of World Records for the most tattoos done in 24 hours record. The event starts at noon on Thurs and goes till noon on Fri. Now you know that Tom and I can't resist getting involved in this one. We both have wanted to get a second tattoo (yes it's true that once you get one you want another) and this will be a great way to be involved in setting the record. We have an appointment at 7 pm Thurs night to have ours done. We have a choice of a couple of designs that include a conchshell, dive flag or KW. These will all be small ones since it has to be done in a few minutes so that makes it a great one to have done. We haven't decide on which ones to do or where to put them. That will be left for Thurs night. Here is the website if you want to check it out. http://www.keywestink.com
So once the week is done and we have finally recovered ( yes it takes longer than it used to as we get older) I will report back on what all went on and will include pictures.
What an adventure this week will be!!!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Curb Shopping
Yes curb shopping... a form of dumpster diving KW style. Another new phenomenon that we have discovered in this life on the island.
Due to the small space, people living close together and limited land there aren't any alleys here. The trash is all put out on the streets just as we did in AZ. The difference here is people also put anything they no longer want out on the curb too. It is a way of sharing with others things you no longer want. This is what is done rather than donating to Salvation Army or Goodwill.
When we first got here and had brought things we found we didn't need we gathered them together and held on to them till we had enough to donate. In a few months we were ready and started to look for a place to take them. Much to our surprise we could only find 1 place in the lower Keys and that was a Salvation Army location. They even had a policy that you couldn't drop things off after hours. Donations could only be during store hours. So off we went to drop off the items.
Later that week we were telling friends about this when we were told about 'curb shopping'. The locals take whatever they no longer want and place it out on the curb. Usually within a few hours or at the most overnight it will disappear. It is a common 'exchange' process where when you no longer want anything you place it outside and then those that need it will take it home. Then when you get home with the items you are replacing (it is something you got that is better than what you had) you place that item out on the curb and the cycle begins again. This is common with EVERYTHING!
So a few weeks later we had cleaned out shoes and a few others things. To see if it really works we placed the items out on the curb in front of the house about 9 pm. Then just before we went to bed at 11 pm we checked on the items and they were GONE!!!! This was within 2 hours and we didn't hear a thing! What a hoot that someone who wears a size 6 1/2 women's and 12 men's would happen by our house that night and need shoes.
As time has gone by we have seen an amazing amount of items set out for curb shopping. This covers large things such as furniture down to books, clothing, once there was a cat stroller, computer parts, an old scooter that didn't run and so on. I will say it did take 3 days for someone to take the scooter that didn't run.
Now I am sure you are wondering if we have done any curb shopping. No not yet. Yes we do look since we take Dyna for a walk most nights and are always out for the next great deal but have yet to come across something that we want. But believe me we are shopping just like a local!
Due to the small space, people living close together and limited land there aren't any alleys here. The trash is all put out on the streets just as we did in AZ. The difference here is people also put anything they no longer want out on the curb too. It is a way of sharing with others things you no longer want. This is what is done rather than donating to Salvation Army or Goodwill.
When we first got here and had brought things we found we didn't need we gathered them together and held on to them till we had enough to donate. In a few months we were ready and started to look for a place to take them. Much to our surprise we could only find 1 place in the lower Keys and that was a Salvation Army location. They even had a policy that you couldn't drop things off after hours. Donations could only be during store hours. So off we went to drop off the items.
Later that week we were telling friends about this when we were told about 'curb shopping'. The locals take whatever they no longer want and place it out on the curb. Usually within a few hours or at the most overnight it will disappear. It is a common 'exchange' process where when you no longer want anything you place it outside and then those that need it will take it home. Then when you get home with the items you are replacing (it is something you got that is better than what you had) you place that item out on the curb and the cycle begins again. This is common with EVERYTHING!
So a few weeks later we had cleaned out shoes and a few others things. To see if it really works we placed the items out on the curb in front of the house about 9 pm. Then just before we went to bed at 11 pm we checked on the items and they were GONE!!!! This was within 2 hours and we didn't hear a thing! What a hoot that someone who wears a size 6 1/2 women's and 12 men's would happen by our house that night and need shoes.
As time has gone by we have seen an amazing amount of items set out for curb shopping. This covers large things such as furniture down to books, clothing, once there was a cat stroller, computer parts, an old scooter that didn't run and so on. I will say it did take 3 days for someone to take the scooter that didn't run.
Now I am sure you are wondering if we have done any curb shopping. No not yet. Yes we do look since we take Dyna for a walk most nights and are always out for the next great deal but have yet to come across something that we want. But believe me we are shopping just like a local!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
26th Wedding Anniversary
This past week Tom and I celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Oct 2. As with most celebrations food is part of it. We decided to have dinner at one of favorite places, Cafe Marquesa. Not one of our usual places since it is expensive to eat there but reserved for special occasions.
http://www.marquesa.com/cafe-marquesa.htm
As we as we were getting ready we lost electrical power. Now this is not an unusual occurrence. It happens quite frequently with living on a island and had already occurred earlier in the day so we didn't think anything about it. We got dressed up island style, our 'dress' shorts, a shirt that is not a t-shirt, and sandals that are not flip flops (the Cafe is a little more upscale than our usual haunts) and headed out.
The Cafe is only a few blocks from us and a nice evening was taking place, the sun was just setting and there was a breeze as we walked for the few minutes it takes to get there, thinking that the power would come on any minute. Usually the power is not out more than an hour so we figured we could arrive and while having a drink then the power would return.
We arrive at the Cafe where there is still no power but a few people setting at the bar waiting for it to return. We sat at the bar (this is a small place with only 8 seats) and talked with Maggie, she is a great bartender that we have had before. She makes an interesting margarita martini that Tom loves and I just couldn't decide. She recommended a new one she had just created, pear and pineapple martini. It was AMAZING! I fell in love with it!!!!
We order the martinis, had some bread with hummus and wait for the power to return. Since it is never out for long we were all sure it would come on at any moment. Now the time passed, the sun set and started to get dark. The Cafe is all windows on 2 sides so we sat, drank and watched the world go by with the employees and 4 others who were hanging out just like us, all of the tourists that were staying at the hotel. Minutes turned into hours and it became dark. The candles came out and the Cafe offered us salads & desserts for dinner since it was the only thing that could be made without power. We had a salad, bread and more martinis with good conversation with those around us. The couple sitting next to me was from England who were at the end of their holiday and returning the next day. What a way to spend their last night in KW.
So this went on for a couple of hours... still no power! Hmmmmm interesting........
After 3 martinis on a salad/bread dinner we decided it was time to make our way home. What a HOOT!!! Not only had we had the martinis but there were no street lights so it was a dark and slow walk home. Most of the sidewalks in towns are not in great shape due to wear and tear so the walk was an adventure in itself.
We arrive home and of course all of our neighbors are out on their porch's discussing the lack of power. We found out the power lines had gone down into the water and the power company had to get a barge out to carry the crane to fix the lines which would result in the power being out for an hour to 3 hours more. So we grabbed a couple of beers, settled in on our porch chairs and waited as we watched and listened to the neighborhood. Eventually the power did come on, it was out 3 1/2 hours, and we were off to bed with the A/C cooling down the house.
The never ending adventure on an island!!
http://www.marquesa.com/cafe-marquesa.htm
As we as we were getting ready we lost electrical power. Now this is not an unusual occurrence. It happens quite frequently with living on a island and had already occurred earlier in the day so we didn't think anything about it. We got dressed up island style, our 'dress' shorts, a shirt that is not a t-shirt, and sandals that are not flip flops (the Cafe is a little more upscale than our usual haunts) and headed out.
The Cafe is only a few blocks from us and a nice evening was taking place, the sun was just setting and there was a breeze as we walked for the few minutes it takes to get there, thinking that the power would come on any minute. Usually the power is not out more than an hour so we figured we could arrive and while having a drink then the power would return.
We arrive at the Cafe where there is still no power but a few people setting at the bar waiting for it to return. We sat at the bar (this is a small place with only 8 seats) and talked with Maggie, she is a great bartender that we have had before. She makes an interesting margarita martini that Tom loves and I just couldn't decide. She recommended a new one she had just created, pear and pineapple martini. It was AMAZING! I fell in love with it!!!!
We order the martinis, had some bread with hummus and wait for the power to return. Since it is never out for long we were all sure it would come on at any moment. Now the time passed, the sun set and started to get dark. The Cafe is all windows on 2 sides so we sat, drank and watched the world go by with the employees and 4 others who were hanging out just like us, all of the tourists that were staying at the hotel. Minutes turned into hours and it became dark. The candles came out and the Cafe offered us salads & desserts for dinner since it was the only thing that could be made without power. We had a salad, bread and more martinis with good conversation with those around us. The couple sitting next to me was from England who were at the end of their holiday and returning the next day. What a way to spend their last night in KW.
So this went on for a couple of hours... still no power! Hmmmmm interesting........
After 3 martinis on a salad/bread dinner we decided it was time to make our way home. What a HOOT!!! Not only had we had the martinis but there were no street lights so it was a dark and slow walk home. Most of the sidewalks in towns are not in great shape due to wear and tear so the walk was an adventure in itself.
We arrive home and of course all of our neighbors are out on their porch's discussing the lack of power. We found out the power lines had gone down into the water and the power company had to get a barge out to carry the crane to fix the lines which would result in the power being out for an hour to 3 hours more. So we grabbed a couple of beers, settled in on our porch chairs and waited as we watched and listened to the neighborhood. Eventually the power did come on, it was out 3 1/2 hours, and we were off to bed with the A/C cooling down the house.
The never ending adventure on an island!!
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